Users don't want iOS to merge with MacOS, Apple chief says

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30 minutes ago, captain_to_fire said:

Makes me wonder why many rich executives and managers use Macs aside from being a status symbol

MacBooks still make Windows PC's look terrible. MBPs are very sleek and ergonomic. Average user isn't very concerned with performance or anything, just a neat looking lappy. 

 

Acer do make some very good looking laptops as well but tbh Macs have the reputation for design as well. People want to make people think they are ahead of the curve etc. 

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, RorzNZ said:

MacBooks still make Windows PC's look terrible. MBPs are very sleek and ergonomic. Average user isn't very concerned with performance or anything, just a neat looking lappy

Even users that are concerned about performance will buy a Mac, depending on what kind of performance we are talking about. 

 

If they are video editors FinalCut is the way to go. Unless they are doing some special editing that requires one of Premiere Pros more obscure features, Premiere simply sucks. 

 

(I’m still technically an Premiere Pro certified associate) 

[leadeater]

5 minutes ago, RorzNZ said:

MacBooks still make Windows PC's look terrible. MBPs are very sleek and ergonomic. Average user isn't very concerned with performance or anything, just a neat looking lappy. 

 

Acer do make some very good looking laptops as well but tbh Macs have the reputation for design as well. People want to make people think they are ahead of the curve etc. 

And you can service them without breaking a million tiny plastic clips that hold it together, bonus points for the people that do have to open laptops from time to time.

[DrMacintosh]

3 minutes ago, leadeater said:

And you can service them without breaking a million tiny plastic clips that hold it together, bonus points for the people that do have to open laptops from time to time.

I freaking hate that! I cleaned out a friends sisters laptop for $20. It was overheating so I figured it would be a simple dust out and replacement of the thermal paste......it was more like 2 hours of work trying to figure out how to not break the thing.

 

(Not that I like to brag but I took that thing apart 100% and put it back together without any manuals or left over screws ) 

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2 minutes ago, leadeater said:

And you can service them without breaking a million tiny plastic clips that hold it together, bonus points for the people that do have to open laptops from time to time.

I lose the tiny screws though :(, although it was in like 2013, a while ago, since I had to service a Mac. Those MBP 13" were such an icon. Even had an SSD and 16GB of RAM in mine - they were super compatible too, they even accepted 1866MHz RAM. 

 

Such a long lifespan, a Late 2011 MBP can still be pretty fast by today's standards if you are a student like me who uses a $3k laptop to take notes. 

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2 hours ago, captain_to_fire said:

For a different reason but I can say that 10.6 aka Mac OS X Snow Leopard is one of the best Apple has ever released granted it was my first experience with a Mac with my 2011 MacBook Air. 

and as someone who downgraded back to it: It still is the best version of OSX and has nothing to envy from MacOS since majority of the feature are there kust to turn my MBP into an accessory for iDevices.

 

 

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And in other downgrade news: Did you know that the iPhone 4S can be reverted back to iOS 6.1.4 from 9.3.5? Tried it a couple of days ago, if only i knew about it sooner, would have never bought the SE to replace it, if anything i would simply purchsed a new battery. Went from slow, painful experience, to fast, snappy and "safari can keep more than one tab without relaoading when switching back and forth or opening an other app". Other tests i did: Infinity Blade 1, 2 and 3 don't stutter at all compared to when running under iOS 9.3.5, there is no delay between pressing the home button and going back to home, Spotify 1.8 UI rocks can't believe i forgot how good, simple and clear it used to be. iTunes is just amazing, back when your own personal library was front and center.

And people wan me to believe that Apple doesn't delve in the planned obsolescence business scheme, they pretty much killed the 4S with every update released after 6.

Am considering selling the SE at this point, all I use it for is as a music player for when i go running anyway which was what used to do with the 4S after i moved to android but iOS 8 and later 9 made it so much painful to even do that just that on that device that i simply went "fuck it! let's get the SE"

 

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1 hour ago, suicidalfranco said:

and as someone who downgraded back to it: It still is the best version of OSX and has nothing to envy from MacOS since majority of the feature are there kust to turn my MBP into an accessory for iDevices.

 

 

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And in other downgrade news: Did you know that the iPhone 4S can be reverted back to iOS 6.1.4 from 9.3.5? Tried it a couple of days ago, if only i knew about it sooner, would have never bought the SE to replace it, if anything i would simply purchsed a new battery. Went from slow, painful experience, to fast, snappy and "safari can keep more than one tab without relaoading when switching back and forth or opening an other app". Other tests i did: Infinity Blade 1, 2 and 3 don't stutter at all compared to when running under iOS 9.3.5, there is no delay between pressing the home button and going back to home, Spotify 1.8 UI rocks can't believe i forgot how good, simple and clear it used to be. iTunes is just amazing, back when your own personal library was front and center.

And people wan me to believe that Apple doesn't delve in the planned obsolescence business scheme, they pretty much killed the 4S with every update released after 6.

Am considering selling the SE at this point, all I use it for is as a music player for when i go running anyway which was what used to do with the 4S after i moved to android but iOS 8 and later 9 made it so much painful to even do that just that on that device that i simply went "fuck it! let's get the SE"

 

Many people will disagree with me but feature wise and stability, I think Snow Leopard was better than Windows 7. 

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35 minutes ago, captain_to_fire said:

Many people will disagree with me but feature wise and stability, I think Snow Leopard was better than Windows 7. 

completely agree! And given the features MS is focused putting on W10, i'd say SL still stands above by not coming with useless fluff and what essentially constitute bloatware

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12 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

I freaking hate that! I cleaned out a friends sisters laptop for $20. It was overheating so I figured it would be a simple dust out and replacement of the thermal paste......it was more like 2 hours of work trying to figure out how to not break the thing.

 

(Not that I like to brag but I took that thing apart 100% and put it back together without any manuals or left over screws ) 

My old HP laptop required just the right amount of violent force to pry the bottom panel off without breaking anything. I had that old thing apart thrice, the first two times for cleaning, and the third to swap the i5-460M with an i5-560M I got for free. I used the Ceramique 2 thermal paste for longevity. This laptop is still in service btw, in the hands of my sister.